Killington Snow Tubing?

New Zealand - North Island

After we spent a night in Wellington,'s went off in the Tongariro National Park, where once again our hiking boots were put to the test.
Early in the morning we went out to six (completely forgot to mention that we Erwin Seppi's brother has visited again for almost 3 weeks) to meet the Tongariro Crossing Trek. had through a rain forest high up it went to volcanic craters and shimmering turquoise lagoons until we reach the point of decision ...

We had arrived at the foot of the Ngaurahoe - a conical Impossant Volcano, in "Lord of the Rings" friends perhaps as "Mount Doom" is known. Should we take the 3 hour trip to the summit, or let it be?
Just minutes after we had put this question, we found ourselves already at the debris fields again, emboss the edges of the monstrous cone. Had we known that there is actually no "way" towards the summit, we had acted differently ... probably go up two steps and down again - so we laboriously tortured us, and especially slow in the summit. More and more we marched into the fog, which almost perfectly fit to this eerie landscape. The mist carpet was probably the reason for another highlight of this day. Without the fog of fuszmarode Uncle Chris would have to start from the actual goal of our walk would be recognized and head shu ettelnd remained in the valley. He was but of a hitherto unknown side and fought bravely to the summit. forget

To the efforts of the long march, we arrived a little later to the comfortable part of the day. After a sauna and a relaxing hour in the Jacuzzi we stieszen of Erwin's birthday and at the end lieszen beautiful day with beer and cake ...

The next day the weather was again by the way, the better side. So we were so once again the opportunity to see our trekking destination from a distance ...

the last remaining days of our stay in New Zealand we visited the somewhat more northerly thermal fields and geysers as well as some Surferstraende on the west side of the island.

bowed But slowly the beautiful Pacific adventure to an end ... The tents were packed again, the gas camping stove uses up to last's and our backpacks again prepared for a long journey. After about 3 weeks went on towards New Zealand's South America, where in Chile awaiting the next adventure for us ...